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Mobile learning for employee training is fast becoming an essential part of training delivery. In this article, I share 10 ways to showcase how you can use mobile learning for employee training for formal training and Performance Support (job aids).

Stuck in inflexible pages, much of today's learning material remains trapped in traditional formal vehicles like eLearning courses or presentations. As a result, learning content - and the time and effort that goes into it -is often poorly leveraged. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Today, corporate training is all about - 'Out of the training room and into the flow of work'. Organizations are working towards changing their approaches in delivering learning and reshaping their learning models to deliver meaningful content, which is accessible as just-in-time training to support employee development.

10 New Released Instructional Design Books Are you involved in the instructional design field? I am sure that you have used ADDIE. What about SAM? Would you like to broaden your knowledge of the design of training programs? How you will design training and instructional design programs for older adults? What is the relationship between instructional design and online learning? Reading book about instructional design is important to keep your knowledge and skills sharp. At this post I will present you a list of 10 recently released book in the field of instructional design. If you have read any of the books please share with me your thoughts. I just bought the "Leaving Addie for SAM" and as soon as I finish it I will share with you my thoughts. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/380-10-new-released-instructional-design-books instructional design books new released instructional design books Leaving Addie for SAM Ten Steps to Complex Learning Instructional Alignment A New Paradigm of Instructional Theory First Principles of Instruction A Guide for Instructional Leaders Digital Humanities virtual environments Instructional Programs for Older Adults Instructional design and online learning International Perspectives of Instructional Design

Soft Skills Training that Actually Isn't Do you remember taking a "soft skills" training class earlier in your career? Perhaps a sales skills training course? A leadership communication skills class? I'm betting you spent the majority of your training time listening to an instructor, watching a few video segments and taking some notes. What percentage of the time in your class was focused on role plays or other behavioral learning activities that allowed you to practice the skills you were supposed to learn? Lack of Skill Practice Shrinks Training Effectiveness

The 1 mile Roadmap to Online Learning - Infographic Start: Take one mile at a time to arrive at a successful Online Program. Create a Business Plan... http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/441-the-1-mile-roadmap-to-online-learning-infographic

Things to consider When Planning for a Multi-Device World and Transitioning to HTML5 As an e-learning professional you are probably recognizing now, more than ever, is the perfect time to develop e-learning for mobile devices. Let's face it, today is a mobile, multi-device world and tablets and smartphones are becoming work devices. Want to take mobile learning forward in your organization? http://elearningindustry.com/things-to-consider-when-planning-for-a-multi-device-world-and-transitioning-to-html5

Learning Designer position at Tampa FL Full time salary is 85-90K plus bonus. Must haves for the role are Flash, Captivate, Camtasia, Video and Voice Editing and iSpring Presenter. They need someone to do both development and instructional design. The full details are below, resume can be sent to me direct. http://elearningindustry.com/learning-designer-position-at-tampa-fl

Director of Instructional Design position at Cary NC 27511 The Director of Instructional Design is responsible for the development and implementation of templates, reusable learning objects, and other tools that apply adult learning principles, reduce cognitive load, and can be utilized by the entire Relias Learning content production team in delivering course product. http://elearningindustry.com/director-of-instructional-design-position-at-cary-nc-27511

The Hottest Educational Technology Trends based on Teachers - Infographic Web-based Tools for Educational Purposes, Online Educational Resources, Digital Literacy, Personal Learning Networks (PLN), Blended Learning, Social Media in Education, E-Moderation, Mobile Learning, Digital Games in Education, Interactive Whiteboards: Which is your Hottest Educational Trend? http://elearningindustry.com/the-hottest-educational-technology-trends-based-on-teachers-infographic

For me it was not a surprise that Epignosis eFront LMS won the Best of Elearning! 2012 Award at the Best Open Source Solution category. It wasn't a surprise that left to Moodle and Totara LMS the Award of Excellence. eFront is by far the best Open Source Learning Management System and it seems that several professionals involved in the eLearning industry have the same opinion. Few days ago we created The Ultimate list of Open Source Learning Management Systems. In this list you could find 18 open source learning management systems like Moodle, Totara LMS, Sakai, etc. For me it was not a surprise that Epignosis eFront LMS won the Best of Elearning! 2012 Award at the Best Open Source Solution category.

Does eLearning kill creativity? Brind on the eLearning revolution! What do you believe about open-source learning? What eLearning developers can learn for kids? Would you teach at the 100,000 student classroom? What have you learn from online education?

In technical subjects, learners respond well and benefit from the inclusion of imagery and video. How Do I Make a Good Screencast? In technical subjects, learners respond well and benefit from the inclusion of imagery and video. It seems obvious that our preferences in consuming information are changing rapidly today and rely less on textual comprehensiveness and more on brevity and reliance on conceptual images, both static and moving. This may be a driving factor in the new face of e-learning in the 2010s or it may be an effect of learner preferences. Either way, it is imperative designers and developers of technical content at least be aware of these trends and be prepared to accommodate the way learners most effectively consume their material. Best Practice Today

Some teachers feel threatened by these changes, while others embrace the new technologies right in their own classrooms. Many teachers now encourage their students to supplement their classroom experience with online resources. A rapidly increasing fraction of high school teachers are even letting students use their own mobile devices as powerful research tools right in the classroom. Hundreds of millions of views confirm that kids can and will voluntarily visit sites such as Khan Academy when they provide learning opportunities that the students missed, for whatever reason, in their previous classroom experience. I will leave you with one last thought: Just imagine the potential when the intelligence, creativity, empathy, and passion of teachers are combined with the power of e-learning technologies. The results will undoubtedly be synergistic, and will take learning to a whole new level that most of us can hardly even imagine. What are the possible ways that teachers may collaborate with the droids in the future? We should seek out the visionaries who can imagine this. They will pave the way to a bright future

Contract - Instructional Designer. This is a 1 year contract position with the possibility of full-time employment. IFSE Institute is a distance learning company that offers education to the financial services industry. We are looking for an instructional designer to assist with the development of our e-learning and paper-based products as well as to assist IFSE in transitioning to a new learning platform. Position reports to the Director of Curriculum Development and Training.

Must Learning Be Boring? Why Not Ask, How Can We Make Classrooms and Homework Fun? How many of you adults, when you were growing up, were forced by your parents to turn off the tube, and get back to your homework? Is that because television is often more stimulating? Sure, but must that remain so, forevermore? Can't we extract the useful aspects of multimedia, and leave the rest? Of course we can. Learning should be ignited by passion for learning and mastery, combined with equal measures of healthy competition and playfulness. Dopamine, and the power of habit, are powerful drivers of both individual and group achievement.

"How do game-based learning, gamification, and eLearning designers learn ways to increase engagement and effectiveness in corporate training? By looking at popular games! Here we look at the wildly successful Candy Crush Saga to teach us 4 effective gamification design strategies for your next learning game project.  "

Top 5 Resources for New eLearning Professionals New to e-Learning? Here are 5 great resources to get you started! Even if you're not new, these are great websites to follow for e-Learning tips and tricks. http://elearningtags.com/elearning/top-5-resources-for-new-elearning-professionals/

Last Week's Best eLearning News and Articles (Issue 14) Issue #14 - This week's free eLearning weekly newsletter includes the Top 11 e-Learning articles, The Top 2 Free Educational Technology articles, The Top 3 e-Learning Infographics, The Top 2 e-Learning Presentations Subscribe to receive the Free eLearning Weekly Newsletter every Tuesday! http://elearning-weekly.com/issue-14/

Gaze Into The Future Of E-Learning With Tom Kuhlmann "Crystal Balling with Learnnovators" is a thought-provoking interview series that attempts to gaze into the future of elearning. In this interview, Learnnovators speaks with Tom Kuhlmann, who many consider as "the" guru in elearning instructional design. Check out the interview to find out why! http://elearningindustry.com/gaze-into-the-future-of-e-learning-with-tom-kuhlmann